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Entries from Londonist tagged with 'victoriapendleton'

November 10, 2008

Taking heart, perhaps, from George W. Bush's oft-quoted declaration, the Metropolitan Police are launching a campaign to encourage lorries and cyclists to share the road safely. Traffic officers will be out during rush hour this week, helping to "educate both groups about the dangers they pose to each other" - a worthy aim, though if we're being fair, one group is considerably more dangerous than the other. Victoria Pendleton, she of the gold medal-winning pedal......

Continue Reading "Cyclists And Lorry Drivers Can Coexist Peacefully"

September 24, 2008

We don't wish to tar every pedal-pusher with the same garish shade of Lycra, but it can't escape the more observant pedestrian that a small minority of cyclists take an approach to road safety and basic manners that can be best described as "indifferent". Having taken disregard for red lights and one-way streets to new heights, the problem has spread to the Royal parks, where wannabe Victoria Pendletons can be seen tearing it up......

Continue Reading "Careless Cyclists Causing Park Strife"

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